Events tagged with "online activism"

Historical Events tagged with "online activism"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Massive Online Protest Against SOPA and PIPA

January 18th, 2012 13 years ago

More than 115,000 websites, including major platforms like Wikipedia and Reddit, engaged in a coordinated online protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). These platforms temporarily shut down or displayed messages that informed users about the potential threats these laws posed to free speech and internet freedom. The protest aimed to raise awareness among the public and lawmakers regarding the possible consequences of the proposed legislation.